After a delay caused by the ongoing coronavirus (COVID-19) halting shipments of new comics, Marvel Comics will release X of Swords, the first X-Men crossover event since writer Jonathan Hickman started guiding the franchise, in September. Now, the publisher has revealed an official X of Swords checklist for the 24-part event.
X of Swords kicks off with two prelude issues in September's Excalibur #12 and X-Men #12. The first official chapter begins in X of Swords: Creation #1 by Hickman and artist Pepe Larraz, which features Apocalypse and his original Four Horsemen on the cover. Chapter 2 is in X-Factor #4 by writer Leah Williams and artist Carlos Gomez, and has a cover by Ivan Shavrin that finds the team that investigates mutant deaths standing in front of a person emerging from a resurrection egg on fire.
The top of the checklist includes a brief synopsis that reads, "The mutant nation of Krakoa faces its biggest challenge yet as their champions draw swords to defend the Earth. Don't miss a single chapter in this magnificent mutant masterpiece!"
Chapters 3 through 11 arrive in October and can be found in Wolverine #6, X-Force #13, Marauders #13, Hellions #5, New Mutants #13, Cable #5, Excalibur #13, X-Men #13 and X of Swords: Statis #1. The final chapters land in November with Chapter 12 in X-Men #14, Chapter 13 in Marauders #14, Chapter 14 in Marauders #15, Chapter 15 in Excalibur #14, Chapter 16 in Wolverine #7, Chapter 17 in X-Force #14, Chapter 18 in Hellions #6, Chapter 19 in Cable #6, Chapter 20 in Excalibur #15, Chapter 21 in X-Men #15 and Chapter 22's finale in X of Swords: Destruction #1.